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whatthewhatIF-Dazzler

I got interested in the show because of Zoya. Finally I felt like here is a character that is modern, progressive, liberal...as a matter of fact just NORMAL! Like someone I might actually know and be friends with!

Initially I was a little amused that she had to be American. Forget the plot reasons, but it seemed as though such a modern woman could only be American! Of course that isn't true. I know plenty of Indian women who have never left India, but are modern, progressive, independent...who have successful careers, families, wear jeans and saris with equal ease...just ordinary women.

But it seems like in the serial world, such women are extraordinary - and have to come from another country!

The stereotypical heroine of Hindi shows - cringing, sacrificing, crying, long-suffering - I honestly do not know anyone like that. I find them SO difficult to relate to. Which is why I give up on Hindi shows very quickly. I think that the typical heroine of a Hindi show is a pure fantasy...Someone in another forum once told me that I did not know the reality of small town India. That might be true. I am willing to accept that I know very little about small towns and almost nothing about villages.

By promoting a certain warped understanding of femininity, these shows are doing a great disservice to women. I really hope they don;t turn Zoya into one of these!

RupunzaleIF-Dazzler

I got interested in the show because of Zoya. Finally I felt like here is a character that is modern, progressive, liberal...as a matter of fact just NORMAL! Like someone I might actually know and be friends with!

Initially I was a little amused that she had to be American. Forget the plot reasons, but it seemed as though such a modern woman could only be American! Of course that isn't true. I know plenty of Indian women who have never left India, but are modern, progressive, independent...who have successful careers, families, wear jeans and saris with equal ease...just ordinary women.

But it seems like in the serial world, such women are extraordinary - and have to come from another country!

The stereotypical heroine of Hindi shows - cringing, sacrificing, crying, long-suffering - I honestly do not know anyone like that. I find them SO difficult to relate to. Which is why I give up on Hindi shows very quickly. I think that the typical heroine of a Hindi show is a pure fantasy...Someone in another forum once told me that I did not know the reality of small town India. That might be true. I am willing to accept that I know very little about small towns and almost nothing about villages.

By promoting a certain warped understanding of femininity, these shows are doing a great disservice to women. I really hope they don;t turn Zoya into one of these!

What do you guys think?

wonderfully said...you are so right about portraying her as an American...it was really not needed...I have relatives in India who are extremely strong and independent women who runs the family and work equally well.

I have always loved Zoya from the very first epi and she is the reason I am still willing to read the updates...but I am really disappointed that she still decided to stay back and forgive him.

whatthewhatIF-Dazzler

hi naraangi ( sorry , don't know your name)...i am Priyanka...I recently read an article in Huffington post about " marital rape" still considered as controversial in India...honestly,I am not shocked. Can you imagine a woman being blamed for been raped...there has been numerous cases where they said the woman asked for it because she was inappropriately dressed or she was drunk or she was the one who accompanied the rapist. People still don't get the idea that it doesn't matter how she was dressed or she was alone or not or she was drunk... If she says NO to sex...it's rape... It falls in the marital rape laws too.

Did you know some think that Slapping doesn't fall in the category of violence and think that to define domestic violence the woman and man has to be romantically involved...?

Hi Priyanka! I'm Mira

Yes it's true unfortunately. The Verma committee which was constituted after the Delhi gang rape has made some really far reaching suggestions to the Govt., incuding on marital rape. But they are yet to implement. Rape laws in India are woefully inadequate.

I'm not surprised by the ignorance here...That's why I posted about the 2005 PWADV act. Hopefully some people can now educate themselves about what "domestic" means! The idea that dom. violence happens between romantic or married couples is beyond antiquated.

What really scares me is how ill-informed people are. I live in the US, but I keenly follow social justice issues in India. I grew up there and it will always be home. But I am shocked that so many people living in India are not aware of the developments in law and social justice. There is enough being reported about this in newspapers and TV!!

Aalia_ASenior Member

During the course of my hitting-the-report-button spree, I came across a million drooling posts on Asad. This considering that he already has an AT. And none of those threads get closed. Are they not cluttering the forum?

whatthewhatIF-Dazzler

During the course of my hitting-the-report-button spree, I came across a million drooling posts on Asad. This considering that he already has an AT. And none of those threads get closed. Are they not cluttering the forum?

I LOVE you for this!

You know as much as I am disheartened by the casual way many took the slap, the "justifications", even the laughter () and the drooling ()...I am SO heartened that I have also met people like you and Laila and Priyanka and many many more! It gives me hope!

RupunzaleIF-Dazzler

During the course of my hitting-the-report-button spree, I came across a million drooling posts on Asad. This considering that he already has an AT. And none of those threads get closed. Are they not cluttering the forum?

no they are fine with it...I guess they just have problem with the people who are actually trying to have a mature conversation on an important issue.

Aalia_ASenior Member

During the course of my hitting-the-report-button spree, I came across a million drooling posts on Asad. This considering that he already has an AT. And none of those threads get closed. Are they not cluttering the forum?

I LOVE you for this!

You know as much as I am disheartened by the casual way many took the slap, the "justifications", even the laughter () and the drooling ()...I am SO heartened that I have also met people like you and Laila and Priyanka and many many more! It gives me hope!

Same here. Everyday I think of quitting this forum looking at the sorry state of its affairs but I always come across threads that give me faith and compels me to stay on and get our views heard, even if we be the minority. As long as I find mature posters here, I will stay. And thank you

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